Trina Talma
@hrtsmom.bsky.social
Writer, jewelry artiste, mother, grandmother, cat toy. No guts, no story. NGNM&NFK.
The centerpiece of this #necklace is an abalone shell pendant. The necklace includes peacock shades of purple, green, and blue, plus rainbow fluorite and sparkly silver-tone discs decorated with AB finish crystals. Beautiful colors for any season! #HandmadeJewelry ko-fi.com/s/3099547f65
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The centerpiece of this beaded necklace is a rectangular pendant with a mosaic of abalone shell. The necklace includes glass and faux freshwater pearl...
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December 9, 2025 at 6:50 PM
The centerpiece of this #necklace is an abalone shell pendant. The necklace includes peacock shades of purple, green, and blue, plus rainbow fluorite and sparkly silver-tone discs decorated with AB finish crystals. Beautiful colors for any season! #HandmadeJewelry ko-fi.com/s/3099547f65
If I've learned nothing else in my life, I have at least learned that there is always a new last thing I need right now.
December 9, 2025 at 4:20 PM
If I've learned nothing else in my life, I have at least learned that there is always a new last thing I need right now.
The plot thins...
(Honestly I don't want to sound biased but I really think somebody claiming to promote books should at least learn how to use the grammar of the language they're posting in.)
(Also I'm tired of this nonsense already so I blocked them after screen-capping this.)
#writing
(Honestly I don't want to sound biased but I really think somebody claiming to promote books should at least learn how to use the grammar of the language they're posting in.)
(Also I'm tired of this nonsense already so I blocked them after screen-capping this.)
#writing
December 8, 2025 at 7:20 PM
The plot thins...
(Honestly I don't want to sound biased but I really think somebody claiming to promote books should at least learn how to use the grammar of the language they're posting in.)
(Also I'm tired of this nonsense already so I blocked them after screen-capping this.)
#writing
(Honestly I don't want to sound biased but I really think somebody claiming to promote books should at least learn how to use the grammar of the language they're posting in.)
(Also I'm tired of this nonsense already so I blocked them after screen-capping this.)
#writing
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That explains a lot.
December 8, 2025 at 6:40 PM
That explains a lot.
And the rest of us just get accused of it on the reg. "Hold on; you swiped that item too fast! What are you trying to pull?!?"
More than 1 in 4 self-checkout shoppers admit they've stolen: Survey
More than 1 in 4 self-checkout shoppers admit they’ve stolen: Survey
More than a third of self-checkout thieves see the kiosks as “unpaid work” so taking small items “feels like compensation.”
ktla.com
December 8, 2025 at 6:51 PM
And the rest of us just get accused of it on the reg. "Hold on; you swiped that item too fast! What are you trying to pull?!?"
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It's this type of "we'll let the market rule" decision that has led to the current ensh*ttification of everything. Why are the people responsible for distributing art so adamant about ruining it? Maybe instead of frontlining AI they could champion human-created works.
How is this not a red line for a book retailer? That Daunt isn't prepared to make a principled stand on this rather than weasel away about the market is ludicrous (tho' not entirely unsurprising). It's also a massive Public foot in the Relations mouth.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Waterstones would sell books written by AI, says chain's boss
James Daunt says booksellers instinctively have
www.bbc.co.uk
December 8, 2025 at 2:39 PM
It's this type of "we'll let the market rule" decision that has led to the current ensh*ttification of everything. Why are the people responsible for distributing art so adamant about ruining it? Maybe instead of frontlining AI they could champion human-created works.
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Feeling alarmed isn’t hysteria, it’s civic literacy.
Every democracy that slid into authoritarianism reached this stage: when partisan leaders in SCOTUS, Congress, and the Cabinet stop acting as checks and start acting as shields for the regime.
We’re there.
Every democracy that slid into authoritarianism reached this stage: when partisan leaders in SCOTUS, Congress, and the Cabinet stop acting as checks and start acting as shields for the regime.
We’re there.
December 8, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Feeling alarmed isn’t hysteria, it’s civic literacy.
Every democracy that slid into authoritarianism reached this stage: when partisan leaders in SCOTUS, Congress, and the Cabinet stop acting as checks and start acting as shields for the regime.
We’re there.
Every democracy that slid into authoritarianism reached this stage: when partisan leaders in SCOTUS, Congress, and the Cabinet stop acting as checks and start acting as shields for the regime.
We’re there.
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Grok was not impressed.
Someone Asked Grok To Grade The Oklahoma Student's Bible-Based Essay—And Cue The MAGA Outrage
www.comicsands.com
December 8, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Grok was not impressed.
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"Did you hear what Dear Leader said about Somalis? He called them garbage! Isn't that epic in its honesty? He should be praised and Somalis should be honored by his transparency, just as reporters should be happy he calls them piggy and stupid to their faces. Epic!"
newrepublic.com/article/2040...
newrepublic.com/article/2040...
Transcript: Trump Press Sec Goes Full Cult Defending New Racist Tirade
As Karoline Leavitt’s spin for Trump morphs into bizarre praise for his racism toward Somalis, a former White House official explains how the saga unmasks the deeper depravities consuming Trumpworld.
newrepublic.com
December 8, 2025 at 4:03 PM
"Did you hear what Dear Leader said about Somalis? He called them garbage! Isn't that epic in its honesty? He should be praised and Somalis should be honored by his transparency, just as reporters should be happy he calls them piggy and stupid to their faces. Epic!"
newrepublic.com/article/2040...
newrepublic.com/article/2040...
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Spot on.
American Men Are Flocking To Get Breast Reduction Surgery—And Everyone's Making The Same Powerful Point
www.comicsands.com
December 8, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Spot on.
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Lo you, my lord,
The net has fall’n upon me! I shall perish
Under device and practice.
The net has fall’n upon me! I shall perish
Under device and practice.
"We recently announced that Netflix will acquire William Shakespeare, including his plays, sonnets, narrative poems and indeed also his biography and everything he ever said. This unites our leading entertainment service with William Shakespeare's iconic stories. 'All the world's a Netflix!'"
December 7, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Lo you, my lord,
The net has fall’n upon me! I shall perish
Under device and practice.
The net has fall’n upon me! I shall perish
Under device and practice.
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honestly very funny to me that the primary actual use case for copilot is as a coding assistant, which strikes me as a very lucrative product with an enthusiastic user base, but microsoft is super thirsty for ..... this for whatever reason
AI is marketed to people who can't get their way out of a jam in an '80s sitcom
December 8, 2025 at 5:20 PM
honestly very funny to me that the primary actual use case for copilot is as a coding assistant, which strikes me as a very lucrative product with an enthusiastic user base, but microsoft is super thirsty for ..... this for whatever reason
Old enough to remember when the Russians actually weren't such fascists and Republicans called Russia the Evil Empire.
December 8, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Old enough to remember when the Russians actually weren't such fascists and Republicans called Russia the Evil Empire.
I'm transitioning my Patreon stuff over to my Ko-fi page, because I'm feeling like I have too many platforms to keep up with. After all, I'm getting old and forgetful. Anyway, I moved this post from 2021 over to Ko-fi; you can read it for free. #writing #WritingAdvice
Ideas and Where I Find Them
Trina Talma published a post on Ko-fi
ko-fi.com
December 8, 2025 at 5:20 PM
I'm transitioning my Patreon stuff over to my Ko-fi page, because I'm feeling like I have too many platforms to keep up with. After all, I'm getting old and forgetful. Anyway, I moved this post from 2021 over to Ko-fi; you can read it for free. #writing #WritingAdvice
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Spot on, Mr. Rather. 🎯 💯
December 7, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Spot on, Mr. Rather. 🎯 💯
Xcel (not "Excel") is a local utility company. A local editorial cartoonist thinks they should be celebrated for "only" raising their rates half as much as they were planning to raise them. Sure, and while we're at it, let's applaud all the murderers who let their victims bleed to death slowly.
December 7, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Xcel (not "Excel") is a local utility company. A local editorial cartoonist thinks they should be celebrated for "only" raising their rates half as much as they were planning to raise them. Sure, and while we're at it, let's applaud all the murderers who let their victims bleed to death slowly.
Trump "administration": There should be fewer poor people in the world!
Also Trump "administration": Let's make sure poor people can't get affordable birth control so more people will be stuck in poverty for life!
Also Trump "administration": Let's make sure poor people can't get affordable birth control so more people will be stuck in poverty for life!
Release $9.7 million in USAID birth control products so they can be distributed!
The Trump administration originally planned to use taxpayers dollars to burn the contraceptives—largely intrauterine devices (IUDs)—currently stored in warehouses in Belgium. In fact, earlier this sum...
sign.moveon.org
December 7, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Trump "administration": There should be fewer poor people in the world!
Also Trump "administration": Let's make sure poor people can't get affordable birth control so more people will be stuck in poverty for life!
Also Trump "administration": Let's make sure poor people can't get affordable birth control so more people will be stuck in poverty for life!
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Some people wouldn't know the real meaning of Hogswatch if it jumped up and clocked 'em in the gob.
December 7, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Some people wouldn't know the real meaning of Hogswatch if it jumped up and clocked 'em in the gob.
This is a comment on chapter 16 of the ENTIRE BOOK I've been posting on Tumblr recently. I don't know if this scammy "book marketer" is stupid, or if she thinks I am. #writing
December 6, 2025 at 4:59 PM
This is a comment on chapter 16 of the ENTIRE BOOK I've been posting on Tumblr recently. I don't know if this scammy "book marketer" is stupid, or if she thinks I am. #writing
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The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow
December 6, 2025 at 4:29 AM
The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow
Whatever this "partnership" turns into, it won't beat the use of the Rock'em Sock'em Robots in Red One last year. #SorryNotSorry
“Mattel’s commitment to storytelling and cultural impact makes this partnership special” is my secret code phrase to let you know I’ve been kidnapped fyi
December 6, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Whatever this "partnership" turns into, it won't beat the use of the Rock'em Sock'em Robots in Red One last year. #SorryNotSorry
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As awful as this, the focus on whether the woman was complying obscures the more important issue: in a democracy, there should not be armed agents demanding to see papers of every passing person.
“Traumatized, humiliated, degraded.”
The nurse, a US citizen, 4’11”, 85 lbs, says she was following orders when she was dragged out of her car by masked immigration agents in Florida.
It was the 3rd time she had been stopped and told to produce ID.
Free link ⤵️
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
The nurse, a US citizen, 4’11”, 85 lbs, says she was following orders when she was dragged out of her car by masked immigration agents in Florida.
It was the 3rd time she had been stopped and told to produce ID.
Free link ⤵️
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
Exclusive: Woman detained by feds in Keys says she was following agents’ orders
“This is not the America that I grew up in, and this is not the America that we represent.”
www.miamiherald.com
December 6, 2025 at 3:27 PM
As awful as this, the focus on whether the woman was complying obscures the more important issue: in a democracy, there should not be armed agents demanding to see papers of every passing person.
This article is 8 years old now, but still highly relevant to some of us. @howcouldyoudothisto.me for example?
This Cult Classic Christmas Special Is Quintessential Jim Henson
Although it features few of the usual Muppets, ‘Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas’ brings the holiday spirit to the whole family
www.smithsonianmag.com
December 6, 2025 at 3:33 PM
This article is 8 years old now, but still highly relevant to some of us. @howcouldyoudothisto.me for example?